Smoke signals were used to send messages to other clans when travelling
they use the stars to navigate at night
they use woods to make fire, weapons and houses
The Wirrigiri or messengers held a special status. Among the Kulin, they were allowed to pass through the country from one clan territory to another without fear of attack
Mark C
+SPORT
Wuywayit: -Wuywayit is a favourite game. The Wuywayit is a stick about 50 - 70 cm long, with a knob at the end, yet it is in one and the same stick. Much pain is taken in making the Wuywayit; the long part is not above 6 mm in diameter. -The men place themselves in a row holding the thin end from the knob in their hand and one after another throw it along on the grass. -After touching the ground by their art of throwing, it rises like a stone thrown on a sheet of ice. It rises and again goes on till exhausted. They go a great distance. -Each knows his own Wuywayit; whose is the furthest off is considered the best player. They stand in a row till all have thrown. To see 20 or more in a line is a pretty sight, and there is great excitement when the last Wuywayit is thrown. Danni
Stories
Why the Wombat has no tail and the Kangaroo does.
Kuyim the Kangaroo and Warin the wombat used to be friends who shared everything.
One day Warin dug a hole and slept in it at night when it was cold.
Kuyim asked Warin if he would share his shelter with him and Warin said no.
A battle broke out and Kuyim got a spear stuck in his back.
That is why the wombat has no tail and the Kangaroo has a long straight tail.
Annette
Animals
Koala
The Koalas were caught by climbing trees using a rope sling made out of bark.
Using an axe they would knock holes into the tree which get used for footing.
They would slowly work their way up the tree to catch the Koala.
The Koalas would be cooked with their skin on.
The skin was never used for clothing.
Annette
SPORT:
The girls have their own sports such as: dance _They are particularly fond of dancing in the spring and autumn especially as many of the Native trees blossom twice in the year. _They decorate their heads with flowers, and round their wrists like bracelets and round the ankles, and very gay the lasses look. _They dance away as merrily as our country girls round the May Pole. _They choose their own leader who is like themselves. Girls also played mangurt but they did not kick the ball, rather they threw it up to one another by hand. _The girls play at Ball, not like the males but in the same way as the Europeans. Ben
Eastern Kulin
- Eastern kulins lived in central victoria
- Smoke signals were used to send messages to other clans when travelling
- they use the stars to navigate at night
- they use woods to make fire, weapons and houses
- The Wirrigiri or messengers held a special status. Among the Kulin, they were allowed to pass through the country from one clan territory to another without fear of attack
Mark C+SPORT
Wuywayit:
- Wuywayit is a favourite game. The Wuywayit is a stick about 50 - 70 cm long, with a knob at the end, yet it is in one and the same stick. Much pain is taken in making the Wuywayit; the long part is not above 6 mm in diameter.
- The men place themselves in a row holding the thin end from the knob in their hand and one after another throw it along on the grass.
- After touching the ground by their art of throwing, it rises like a stone thrown on a sheet of ice. It rises and again goes on till exhausted. They go a great distance.
- Each knows his own Wuywayit; whose is the furthest off is considered the best player. They stand in a row till all have thrown. To see 20 or more in a line is a pretty sight, and there is great excitement when the last Wuywayit is thrown.
Danni
Stories
Why the Wombat has no tail and the Kangaroo does.- Kuyim the Kangaroo and Warin the wombat used to be friends who shared everything.
- One day Warin dug a hole and slept in it at night when it was cold.
- Kuyim asked Warin if he would share his shelter with him and Warin said no.
- A battle broke out and Kuyim got a spear stuck in his back.
- That is why the wombat has no tail and the Kangaroo has a long straight tail.
AnnetteAnimals
Koala- The Koalas were caught by climbing trees using a rope sling made out of bark.
- Using an axe they would knock holes into the tree which get used for footing.
- They would slowly work their way up the tree to catch the Koala.
- The Koalas would be cooked with their skin on.
- The skin was never used for clothing.
AnnetteSPORT:
The girls have their own sports such as: dance_They are particularly fond of dancing in the spring and autumn especially as many of the Native trees blossom twice in the year.
_They decorate their heads with flowers, and round their wrists like bracelets and round the ankles, and very gay the lasses look.
_They dance away as merrily as our country girls round the May Pole. _They choose their own leader who is like themselves.
Girls also played mangurt but they did not kick the ball, rather they threw it up to one another by hand.
_The girls play at Ball, not like the males but in the same way as the Europeans.
Ben